A much more in depth treatment of this subject is found in our “The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching.” The discrepancy in numbering the levels (three vs. four) is explained by the fact that some theologians, apparently following Cardinal Avery Dulles (The Craft of Theology: from Symbol to System), have created a fourth category that […]
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The Four Kinds of Magisterial Statement and the Various Responses Catholics Owe to Each
January 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Vatican II · Magisterium · Ecclesiology
Vatican II and the Levels of Magisterial Teaching
November 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment
This is another offering from the larger work from which I earlier excerpted “The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching.” As I said concerning that entry, this is a work in progress, being a section of a larger study on the various levels of magisterial teaching, the assent due to each, and where Vatican II fits […]
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The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching
November 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Introduction: This is a work in progress. It is a section of a larger work on the various levels of magisterial teaching, the assent due to each, and where Vatican II fits into these categories.
According to standards presently employed by the Holy See and codified in Canon Law, there are three kinds of magisterial statement, […]
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Archbishop Ranjith’s address in the Netherlands: Some Encouraging News
October 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don is the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
The full text of the Archbishop’s address, “Faith, Obedience, and Theology, Challenges to the Mission of the Church Today,” can be found here. I would like to point out some interesting highlights from this speech, […]
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Vatican II: Some Clarity, Please
October 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Recently, I witnessed a very animated discussion between a Scripture scholar and a religion teacher. The subject of the disputation was Biblical inerrancy. The scholar is a highly intelligent man, but a liberal. (In fairness to him, I must say that he avoids the more ridiculous ideas of biblical scholars, such as the fantastic “Q […]
Tags: Sacred Scripture and Tradition: Sources of Revelation · Modernism · Vatican II · Magisterium · Ecclesiology
